From the 2016 Rio Olympics …
20 year old Andranik Karapetyan (77kg) snatching 174kg in an effort to make Lu’s life a little more difficult.
Heaviest snatch non-Chinese snatch ever.
Mind you this was his second attempt. He went 170, 174 and then missed 176!
More: Lu Xiaojun’s 177kg Snatch World Record.
too bad he snapped his elbow, will he come back?
I hope so.
Anybody knows how hie treatment and recovery is going?
I believe he will come back. The injury is far scarier looking than it is traumatic, but you will lose a bit of your lockout after it.
He already has lockout problems with the Clean and Jerk, so it all depends. His snatch will be fine (lol). Depending on the surgeon and where he gets the surgery, he could take a year off and not only get his elbow fixed; but his lockout and elbow function improved. Most weightlifting feds wont allow for such time off and such an investment. :/
I read on reddit that he has not needed a surgery